Case of Silver Work

A Lady's Bedroom has been furnished by the Women's Guild of Arts, in which elaboration and luxury have been purposely avoided. It is claimed that the two prominent features, the richly painted crucifix and the gaily embroidered bed-furniture, give what is needed of emphasis to the arrangement; individual details are not introduced, as the Unseen Lady's personality alone could supply these. Her wardrobe, it is true, has a touch of her, but no more than a touch. The bedstead, chest, chair, and footstool come from the Sapperton workshops. Mr. Spooner kindly supplied the priedieu and dressing-table. The wardrobe was made at the Hampshire House workshops from Mr. Gimson's design. The rest of the furnishing of the room is the work of members of the Guild, except that, for the painting of the bed and the embroidery of the hangings, some students of the Birmingham School of Art and others gave their help. Most of the wools used in the hangings were dyed under William Morris's direction. The quilt illustrates a Russian prayer for the beasts who have served humanity in the present War. The wardrobe contains embroidered clothes and various trinkets, and a small collection of books, also the Roll of Membership of the Guild.